Beijing kicked off the 2022 Winter Olympics with the opening ceremony on Friday. As many as 84 countries are participating in the games. Athletes from around the world would also be competing on ice and snow around Beijing for the next two weeks—except that much of the snow that is being witnessed in one of the largest cities is actually fake.

Beijing is hosting 2022 Winter Olympics with 100% artificial snow: Report

The 2022 Winter Olympics got underway in Beijing on Friday with 31-year-old Arif Khan from the Kashmir valley carrying the Indian tri-color at the opening ceremony.

31-year-old Arif Khan, the only Indian to qualify for 2022 Winter Olympics

Canada joined a growing list of countries refusing to send government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics. The US, UK and Australia have already said that they won't send official delegations to the Games in response to China's human rights violations against Uyghurs.

Canada joins US, UK & Australia in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The United States on Monday (December 6) announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. During a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki informed that US government officials will not attend the upcoming Winter Games which are all set to take place in the Chinese capital next year.

US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics due to human rights abuses in China

U.S. politicians should stop calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to avoid hurting bilateral ties and China will take "countermeasures" if necessary, China`s foreign ministry said on Monday.

China threatens countermeasures if U.S. boycotts Beijing Winter Olympics

The United States State Department denied it was considering a joint boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing alongside allies and partners in an effort to address China's human rights abuses.

US backs away from idea of Beijing Olympics boycott

An overseas-based Uighur group urged the IOC on Thursday (Jul 30) to reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of what it says is China's "genocide" of the Uighur population.

Uighur group calls for China to lose 2022 Winter Olympics over 'genocide'

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that clean sports are on the agenda of the government and they are creating awareness on the important issue of doping.

Clean sports is our agenda: India Sports minister Rijiju